The coalition against tyranny
For standing against tyranny, fighting for the people and upholding the sanctity of our institutions, these people and many more Nigerians have suffered undue harassment… Jude Ndukwe The sorrow in the...
View ArticleMeasurable and sustainable change in Lagos
I propose to briefly highlight three of the strategies for effectively converting the mantra of change into real and measurable quality outputs from the Lagos State Civil Service. Akintola Benson-Oke...
View ArticleA witness to excellence
At that critical juncture in history, God indeed gave the State of Osun that man of vision, courage, commitment, compassion and positive action in Ogbeni. Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef It is with a joyful...
View ArticleGarbage overflow: A case for landfill
By providing an efficient and effective waste disposal, landfills ultimately protect human health and the environment. A healthy environment supports a healthy community. Acho Orabuchi The increasing...
View ArticlePrepaid metering and improved electricity
Prepaid metering system provides an effective mechanism for boosting electricity supplies in the country as the device makes it absolute that only services rendered are paid for. Carl Umegboro...
View ArticleNigeria’s elusive Press Freedom
Nigeria has never had much luck with Press Freedom because for some strange reasons we did not have the Thomas Jeffersons. The few Jefferson wannabe’s we had, didn’t reason like Jefferson. Lewis Obi...
View Article$322m Abacha loot: Separating politics from economics
A lot of Nigerians have expressed their anger over the planned disbursement of the $322 million recovered from the loot of the late Gen. Sani Abacha to 302,000 poor households in Nigeria. Emmanuel Obe...
View ArticleThe scattering of the brooms
Defection or carpet crossing is a common feature of Nigeria’s multi-party democracy. The scattering of the brooms is indeed a good riddance to bad rubbish. Robert Obioha The mass defection of lawmakers...
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From test tube babies to virtual human beings
No matter how far developed the ‘baby’ in a test tube or laboratory tube is, it cannot attract a human spirit that can then animate it and give it life… Victoria Ngozi Ikeano Scientists and our world...
View ArticleJust before the floods
International donor agencies wonder whatever happened to the huge sums in hard currency earmarked for preventive measures and sent to countries prone to flood disasters. Ayo Oyoze Baje With the...
View ArticleEKITI 2018: APC’s Victory and the Political Nicety of Dr. Orji Kalu
Kenneth Udeh – Abuja Come September 2018, the Southwest will be witnessing yet another change in political power in one of its states with the swearing in of the Dr. John Olukayode Fayemi as the new...
View ArticleA momentous month of Oshiomhole’s chairmanship
For the supremacy of the party to ring true, everybody, including the president and the national chairman, will be guided by party dictates and decisions. Sufuyan Ojeifo Since he resumed office on June...
View ArticleThe national carrier
We are yet to see any airplane for the proposed National Carrier but millions of dollars have already been expended for just setting ‘side kicks’ including the mere design of logo that does not fit....
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2019: Ambode’s ‘formality campaigns’ (1)
Just last week, I began to see buses painted in electioneering colours with embossed 2019 messages and the governor’s chubby face. Ebere Wabara I embark on this two-part testamentary serial unperturbed...
View ArticleHow to outlaw counterfeit drugs in Nigeria
As its anti-counterfeiting campaign theme, WHO uses the slogan “Counterfeit Drugs kill”, conveying the effect on the fake drug consumer in society at large. Kayode Ojewale Drugs are medicines with...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom: Building the future through education
To encourage more enrollment in universities, the Akwa Ibom State Government invests N600 million annually as WAEC fees for indigenes of the state. Uwemedimoh Umanah Victor Hugo, a novelist and...
View ArticleAPC defections: Power play in a broken family
Lai Mohammed described the APC defectors as the “removal of stones from rice and the sieving of sand from cassava (garri)”. Dan Onwukwe For some months now, and counting, events in the ruling All...
View ArticleAmbode’s success story on security
The lasting lessons to learn from Gov. Ambode’s ingenious approach to governance are profound. The first is that he understands the entire gamut of what security and safety of the people he leads...
View ArticleAfrica and China’s 40 years of reform
China’s modernization effort consisting in reform and opening up was decidedly and staunchly, “Socialist”, with Chinese characteristics.” Charles Onunaiju “The successful practice of the Chinese people...
View ArticleBlatant trade bullying will only backfire
The U.S. should be advised to remain calm and handle the relevant issue with a rational attitude. Trade bullying will only backfire. Zhou Pingjian On July 20, the United States threatened to impose...
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